Legal Opinion
Zelaskowski v. Johns-Manville Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 16, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-2069PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
In this personal injury action, plaintiff seeks to impose liability on numerous manufacturers and distributors of asbestos for injuries sustained by her decedent as a result of his exposure to asbestos during the course of his employment as a marine machinist at the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards. Plaintiff asserts both diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Plaintiff initially failed to specifically invoke the court’s admiralty jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333 and to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re Fidelity Mortgage Investors, Debtor. Fidelity Mortgage Investors, Applicant-Appellee v. Camelia Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Keene Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Grandison v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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